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Phillies' Roman Quinn Ruptures Achilles Tendon

Phillies minor leaguer Roman Quinn ruptured his Achilles tendon while doing offseason workouts and is out indefinitely, according to Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com.

Quinn is a 20-year-old shortstop and 2011 second-round draft pick who just last week ranked fifth on Baseball Americas annual list of the Phillies top prospects. Salisbury reports that Quinn has already undergone surgery. He previously missed the entire second half of this year after a hit by pitch left him with a fractured wrist.

Its possible that Quinn could miss the entire 2014 season and as a prospect whose game is based largely on speed and athleticism the injury is particularly worrisome.